Trump also insisted that many of his unfounded claims, such as millions of people voting illegally for Hillary Clinton and Muslims in New Jersey celebrating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, would ultimately be proven correct.

"When everyone said I wasn't going to win the election, I said, well, I think I would," Trump said to support his claim.

President Donald Trump listens during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

A February poll found that the Trump administration is more trusted than the news media among U.S. voters. The administration is considered truthful by 49 percent of voters, while just 39 percent thought the same of the news.

The president tops Fortune’s ’50 Greatest Leaders’ list. The Cubs' president, that is.